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A central function of the state is to provide insurance against the vagaries of life and markets, such as accidents, ill health, old age, or unemployment. Collectively, these mandatory risk pooling arrangements are known as social insurance, or the welfare state. According to influential accounts in the literature, the welfare state exists because (social) insurance […]
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Joshua A.T. Fairfield, author of Runaway Technology, on hate speech, disinformation, and technology,
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When I started to dream up my book Paper in Medieval England: from Pulp to Fictions, I wanted to find out why medieval people were interested in paper and how paper became a success story in pre-modern times. It was a project of discovery as well as deep frustration. Paper seemed to have quite a […]
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Charlie Wilson and Arnulf Grubler, editors of Energy Technology Innovation: Learning from Historical Successes and Failures (2014), examine the path to successful innovation.
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